‘I thought it was rude’. They were calling clients asking they join them at their new company!
This is the reality in most companies. Watch this business owner describe how ex- employees contacted his clients asking them to join them in their new venture. What else were they
Should We Be Worried That Chinese Education on IP is Much Better Than Ours ?
Standards of Education ‘The average 11 year old in China knows more about IP than PhD students in the UK’, Ian Harvey, Professor Imperial College London. IP Value With the majo
Is An NDA Sufficient To Protect Trade Secrets?
The short answer is No! CASE LAW In the L’Oréal v Olaplex case the NDA language was found to be ambiguous. Also there are more cases in the USA where NDAs are not found to be su
When Is The Best Time To Prepare For Your Intellectual Property?
Now The optimal time to prepare for your intellectual property is now! Ostrich Strategy Get round to it later or the ‘put your head in the sand’, is just storing up problems fo
How Do I Copyright My Company Name?
The short answer is you can’t. The longer answer is you can protect your company name, brand, reputation, innovation, creativity and knowledge using intellectual property rig
What Are Trade Secrets and Why Are They Important?
Trade Secrets cover a lot of valuable information in your business, you just need to make sure you have taken the steps to list them and protect them.
What Is The Impact Of Leaving Intellectual Property Til Later?
Sadly with Intellectual Property, many companies only get active when they have been hit with an issue, this is an expensive strategy.
Where is the Knowledge Held in Your Business?
Where Does Your Business Hold Its Knowledge: In People's Minds or within Systems? Most corporate knowledge is stored in the heads of employees, which means it leaves every day and
Are your Secrets revealed in the dawn chorus?
Dawn Chorus Nature’s Symphony or Secrets revealed? What are people saying about you and your business in the coffee shops, bars, restaurants, taxis, trains and online? We all
How are your rivals gaining an edge over your business?
All is fair in love and war! The Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli. Is publishing a new book: ‘The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Rem